Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I want to speak briefly to the amendment. The government won't be supporting Senator Pocock's amendment, and we have reached agreement with senators around the days of sitting next week. It is because the passing of Her Majesty the Queen required us to move a sitting week. It is in the school holidays. We have tried to be as reasonable as we can in balancing people's travel, previous arrangements and the need to care for others during that time to manage the program in accordance with those responsibilities.